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The Retirement Gamble

Are your retirement funds in peril? FRONTLINE explores, Tuesday, April 23 at 9pm.

Ten trillion dollars in Americans’ retirement savings are invested in large and small accounts managed by banks, brokerages, mutual funds and insurance companies. But whether your IRA or 401K will assure a safe retirement is largely a gamble. Building off reporting from the groundbreaking special “Money, Power and Wall Street,” FRONTLINE raises troubling questions about how America’s financial institutions protect our savings. “The Retirement Gamble” reveals how fees, self-dealing and kickbacks bring great profits to Wall Street while imperiling the prospects of a secure future for individuals. The film questions who has the consumer’s best interests in mind, and whether there is a better way to manage our retirements.

FRONTLINE: The Retirement Gamble, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 at 9pm

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FRONTLINE: Dropout Nation

High-stakes experiment to rescue students prepared to quit high school. Watch Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 8pm.

What does it take to save a student? Every year, hundreds of thousands of teenagers in the United States quit high school without diplomas — an epidemic so out of control that nobody knows the exact number. What is clear is that massive dropout rates cripple individual career prospects and cloud the country’s future. At Houston’s Sharpstown High, once a notorious “dropout factory,” a high-stakes experiment is underway to rescue students from the edge. FRONTLINE spent a semester immersed in Sharpstown High to produce an unforgettable portrait of four students in crisis and the teachers, counselors and principal waging a daily, personal struggle to get them to graduation. A troubling and inspiring journey through the maze of an inner-city high school, “Dropout Nation” investigates the causes, challenges, and potential solutions of a national emergency.

Watch Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 8pm.

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FRONTLINE: The Battle for Syria

Journey to the heart of the Syrian insurgency. Watch Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 9pm.

As fighting rages in the streets of Syria’s largest city, FRONTLINE producer Jamie Doran and correspondent Ghaith Abdul-Ahad journey to the heart of the insurgency, inside the rebel groups that are waging a full-scale assault on the forces of President Bashar al-Assad. Within “liberated zones” near the city of Aleppo, the rebels not only fight the Syrian Army, but struggle against each other in a bitter rivalry between secular and Islamist fighters. “The Battle for Syria” is an unprecedented portrait of Syria’s rebel leaders, the toll of the war on civilians, and the outlines of a potential struggle for power in post-Assad Syria. Also this hour: a look inside the House of Assad.

Watch Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 9pm.

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September-October 2012 Letter from Kliff Kuehl, President & CEO

Kliff talks about great upcoming fall programming and local events that help support KCPT.

I hope you are recuperating from the hot summer.  I know I’m looking forward to fall and all that it brings.  One thing you can count on is a great fall line-up of new programming from KCPT.

Please tune-in for the new PBS British hit, Call the Midwife.  It’s a six-part drama that depicts midwifery and family life in London during the 1950s.  The program airs on Sunday, September 30th.

Also coming this fall, The Dust Bowl, by Ken Burns and writer/producer, Dayton Duncan.  The film chronicles the environmental catastrophe in the 1930s that destroyed farms, turned prairies into deserts, and unleashed massive, deadly dust storms. The two-part documentary airs on November 18 and 19.  We are especially pleased to be bringing Dayton Duncan to Kansas City for a special screening of The Dust Bowl on November 13.  Look for more information on the screening this fall.

Also please plan to watch election coverage with us.  PBS is the most trusted source for unbiased election coverage through programs like FRONTLINE with its airing of “The Choice,” the centerpiece of PBS election 2012’s coverage of the presidential campaign.

Immigration in America, aired as part of PBS’ election coverage and was narrated by Ray Suarez of the NewsHour.  The documentary was produced by Nine Network of St. Louis and our Executive Producer, Randy Mason, worked very closely on the project.  The story focused on immigrants in Missouri and how, even though not a border state, the same challenges exist right here in the heartland.

A few statistical facts about how PBS compares to commercial channels –

  • PBS’ primetime audience is significantly larger than many commercial channels, including Bravo, TLC, Discovery Channel, HGTV, HBO, A&E, and the History Channel.
  • PBS’ primetime rating for news and public affairs programming is 60% higher than that of CNN
  • PBS ranked second in “brand of the year” ranking.

For you gardeners, P. Allen Smith is coming to Kansas City to tape at Powell Gardens, Kauffman Memorial Gardens, and DST Gardens the first week in September.  There will be two member events with P. Allen on September 8th – One at Suburban Lawn and Garden and then lunch at the Webster House.  Please call 816-398-4259 for more information.

Homecoming – The Kansas City Symphony Presents Joyce DiDonato, was aired over 1,000 times across the United States and on 95% of stations.  It was extraordinary to be part of this great show and an honor to bring it not only to viewers of Kansas City but all over the country.  Kansas City looked amazing on the national stage!

As always, thank you for watching!

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